At least four dead in Houston after 'exceptionally' strong storm hits Texas: Mayor
ABC News(HOUSTON) -- At least four people died Thursday after an "exceptionally" strong storm hit Houston, according to Mayor John Whitmire.Wind gusts reached 78 mph in the area.Preliminary investigations indicate falling trees caused two deaths and a ...
May 16, 2024
Trump trial live updates: Defense set to resume cross-examination of Michael Cohen
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a fo...
May 16, 2024
Michael Cohen to return to witness stand for third day of testimony in Trump's hush money trial
Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen departs from his home to attend his second day of testimony at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 14, 2024 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Michael Cohen is set to return to the wit...
May 16, 2024
Police descend on UC Irvine campus as protesters occupy lecture hall
KABC-TV(IRVINE, Calif.) -- Tensions at the University of California, Irvine campus escalated Wednesday as a group of several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters entered a lecture hall and surrounded the building, according to school officials.The Irvine...
May 16, 2024
Demonstrator to stand trial in the death of Jewish man at November Israel-Hamas war-related protest
A person places flowers at a makeshift memorial at the site of an altercation between 69-year-old Paul Kessler, who was Jewish, and pro-Palestinian protester on Nov. 7, 2023, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A Ventura Cou...
May 16, 2024
Three dead after small plane crashes in Tennessee: Sheriff's office
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Three people are dead after a small plane crashed in Tennessee on Wednesday, authorities said.A 911 caller reported an explosion around noon Wednesday in Williamson County that was believed to have been a poss...
May 16, 2024
Boat seized in connection with hit-and-run that killed Florida teen: Authorities
Adler Family(NEW YORK) -- Authorities in Florida said they have seized a boat believed to be connected to a hit-and-run that killed a teenager wakeboarding in the Miami area over the weekend.Ella Adler, 15, was struck by a boat while wakeboarding near ...
May 16, 2024
Purple Patch restaurant an homage to beloved Filipino culture in heart of DC
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- In the heart of Washington, D.C., in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, stands Purple Patch, a Filipino American restaurant that embodies the rich tapestry of Patrice Cleary's heritage.Cleary, a self-taught chef, a mother, a daugh...
May 15, 2024
Genetic genealogy IDs suspect in 1989 rapes, man now at large: DA
An age progression photo from the FBI of what Stephen Gale may look like at age 71. Via Middlesex District Attorney's Office(NEW YORK) -- Massachusetts authorities are searching for a newly identified suspect in two rapes from 1989 -- a crime the...
May 15, 2024
Resistance to Brown school desegregation decision 'purged' Black male educators: Experts
Geo Piatt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's celebrated ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, ending racial segregation in America's public schools, turns 70 this week, and the anniversary is being marked as a major advance for civil r...
May 15, 2024